Episode 879 - Farcical FIFA
6/11/20261 hr 6 min
In this episode I'm joined by Philippe Auclair to chat about some more end of season Arsenal stuff, reaction to the Champions League final in terms of how both teams are perceived in football style terms but without sufficient context, before we discuss the upcoming World Cup which starts today. There's focus on Gianni Infantino and the way he has made FIFA his own personal fiefdom, building power and influence, but being too cowardly to use it when his own people need it. There are some wider thoughts on the tournament as a whole, a little more Arsenal stuff at the end, a chance to win a cool celebration photo book, and more.
Here's the photo-zine mentioned in the competition – https://lowerblock.com/product/arsenal-champions-again-2025-26/
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First 90 secondsAndrew Mangan· Host0:00
[upbeat rock music] Hello, and welcome to a brand-new Arseblog Arsecast right here on arseblog.com. How are you? Hope you're well. Thank you very much indeed as always for being here. I'm still suffering a little bit with whatever thing I picked up in Budapest or on the way back from Budapest. My best guess, and I say this as somebody with, uh, zero medical knowledge or experience or training or education, is that it's some kind of COVID variant or, or COVID-related type thing because oof, it is not pleasant. It remains unpleasant, but it is slightly less unpleasant than it was before. I can't say I'm better, but I'm definitely not as bad as I was. However, if at all possible, I recommend you avoid this. Like, I know it's easier said than done. It's not like you're walking down the street and there's a bunch of guys who are coming towards you who look like, you know, they might be up to no good, so you cross the street to avoid them. It's not quite like that, but